Four-Division Champion Adrien Broner to Face Former Champion Jessie Vargas in Main Event of SHOWTIME Tripleheader Saturday, April 21 From Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Vargas Replaces Injured Omar Figueroa for Broner Showdown Undefeated Former Champion Jermall Charlo Battles Once-Beaten Hugo Centeno Jr. for Interim 160-Pound World Championship & […]
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CANELO FAILS HIS DRUG TEST
STATEMENT FROM GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS LOS ANGELES (March 5, 2018): As part of the voluntary testing program that Canelo Alvarez insisted on ahead of his May 5 fight, one of his results came back positive for trace levels of Clenbuterol, consistent with meat contamination that has impacted dozens of athletes in Mexico over the last years. […]
USA Boxing Weekend Recap: Kovalev Shines, Wilder Survives, Dirrell Crumbles, Tarver Jr. Rises
USA Weekend Recap: Kovalev Shines, Wilder Survives, Dirrell Crumbles, Tarver Jr. Rises *Photo Credit: Frank Franklin AP By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Action Deontay Wilder of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, retained his World Boxing Council World Heavyweight title, surviving a near knockout in the seventh round to drop and stop Cuban […]
KOVALEV & BIVOL PICK UP BIG WINS AT MSG
Crushing Kovalev Performance Highlights All Action Fight Night at The Garden Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events New York, NY: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) of Russia delivered another trademark crushing performance with a seventh round stoppage of Igor Mikhalkin(21-2, 9 KOs) of Russia at The Theater at Madison Square Garden to […]
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10TH ROUND – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10 TH ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT OF LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME ® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Jose Uzcategui Stops Andre Dirrell to Become Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Champion in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature Don’t Miss The Replay Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME Click HERE for Photos from […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference & Weigh-in Videos
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events HBO Boxing News: #KovalevMikhalkin & #BivolBarrera Final Press Conference Recap Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events “Hello everyone. It has been a very long, cold winter, but […]
UNDEFEATED U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT JERMAINE FRANKLIN TO HEADLINE 30TH ANNUAL ARNOLD CLASSIC
UNDEFEATED U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT JERMAINE FRANKLIN TO HEADLINE 30TH ANNUAL ARNOLD CLASSIC Tomorrow! Saturday, March 3 Hollywood Casino in Columbus, OH COLUMBUS, OH (March 2, 2018) — Fast-rising heavyweight prospect JERMAINE FRANKLIN (15-0, 12 KOs), who hails from Saginaw, MI, will make his 2018 debut taking on Ed Fountain (12-3, 5 KOs), from St. Louis, MO, in a […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
Deontay Wilder is Even Wilder Than You Think, Luis Ortiz, Barclays Center Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 2, 2018)– He turned pro in 2010 at age 30. Now, only a few weeks short of his 39th birthday, Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, 28-0 with 24 knockouts and […]
KELL BROOK VS SERGEY RABCHENKO WEIGH-IN VIDEO- BROOK “I CAN DOMINATE AT SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT”
KELL BROOK VS SERGEY RABCHENKO WEIGH-IN BROOK: I CAN DOMINATE AT SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT ‘The Special One’ makes bow at 154lbs against Rabchenko Sheffield, UK (March 2nd, 2018)– Kell Brook is targeting World domination once again and a place in the history books as a two-weight World champion as he takes on Sergey Rabchenko for […]
Boxing Weights from Philadelphia At Sugar House Casino
Weights from Philadelphia Philadelphia, Penn. (March 1, 2018)–Weights for Friday night’s card at the SugarHouse Casino Christian Carto 118.9 – James Smith 118.9 Christopher Brooker 169 – Jamaal Davis 167.3 Tyrone Crawley, Jr. 140.8 – Anthony Mercado 143 Dominique Mayfield 229.1 – Ronny Hale 264.1 David Gonzales 143.1 – Victor Vazquez 139.8 Jerrod Miner 116.7 […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference Quotes, Video & Photos
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos “I’ve always said I was the best and this is my chance to prove it,” – Wilder “I looked into his eyes and I knew that I’m not going to lose this opportunity,” – Ortiz (Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME) Heavyweight Title Showdown […]
RONNY RIOS AND AZAT ‘CRAZY A’ HOVANNISYAN SANTA ANA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
RONNY RIOS AND AZAT ‘CRAZY A’ HOVANNISYAN SANTA ANA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES PHOTOS AND VIDEOS RIOS VS. HOVHANNISYAN TO HEADLINE MARCH 9 GOLDEN BOY BOXING ON ESPN AT THE HANGAR AT THE OC FAIR & EVENT CENTER SENIESA ‘SUPER BAD’ ESTRADA AND JOUSCE GONZALEZ TO RETURN ON MARCH 16 LA FIGHT CLUB TELEVISED LIVE ON ESTRELLA TV (ABOVE: Ronny Rios […]
Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Scouting Report
Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Scouting Report: Will the Veteran Stop the Newcomer? (New York, NY) – The upcoming Saturday, March 3 Kovalev vs. Mikhalkin HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast opens with a blockbuster battle of two top light heavyweights as WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) faces Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) at The Theater […]
KELL BROOK: I FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH BOXING AFTER SPENCE LOSS
BROOK: I FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH BOXING AFTER SPENCE LOSS But ‘The Special One’ says he’s “got his mojo back” for assault on Super-Welterweight division Kell Brook admits his loss to Errol Spence Jr was the lowest point in his career – but he’s back in love with boxing again and ready to […]
Vaughn Alexander Gets Second Chance to Shine at Madison Square Garden
Vaughn Alexander Gets Second Chance to Shine at Madison Square Garden Vaughn Alexander Photo Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Photos (St. Louis, Missouri) – Fourteen years ago, in 2004, an 18-year-old rising star in boxing from St. Louis, Missouri got the thrill of his life, winning his fifth professional bout by unanimous decision […]
Super Lightweight Osnel Charles – A Friend of Robert Brizel
Super Lightweight Osnel Charles, My Friend Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The 10 bout undercard, both before and after the main event, at Showboat Atlantic City on Saturday evening, February 24, 2018, was of interest only to the friends of the unknown fighters who fought the undercard bouts. Within […]
WORLD BOXING CHAMPION AMANDA SERRANO TO MAKE MMA DEBUT
Five-division world boxing champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano will make her highly anticipated MMA rules debut n the co-main event of “Combate Estrellas I,” the first Combate Americas live television event of the year, in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, April 13. Photo: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC. COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COMBATE ESTRELLAS I:” FIRST […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Media Workout Quotes, Videos & Photos
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Media Workout Quotes & Photos Heavyweight Title Showdown Headlines Action This Saturday, March 3 Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment BROOKLYN (February 28, 2018) – Heavyweight world champion Deontay […]
Mikey Garcia vs. Sergey Lipinets Media Conference Call Transcript & MP3
Mikey Garcia vs. Sergey Lipinets Media Conference Call Transcript & MP3 Click HERE for Audio Recording Richard Schaefer Thank you and thank you all for participating in today’s call. First of all, I would like to thank our co-promoters, Tom Brown, from TGB Promotions and Mike Battah and James Leija, from Leija Battah Promotions. And as well, […]
Miami Tragedy! Philly Welterweight Boxer George Sosa Arrested for Killing His Father
Miami Tragedy! Philly Welterweight Boxer George Sosa Arrested for Killing His Father By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL. (February 28th, 2018)– Philadelphia welterweight George ‘El Terrible’ Sosa was arrested in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, February 26, 2018, on charges, including second degree murder of his father and burglary, after breaking […]
Thomas LaManna vs. Zab Judah in 2018 Would Be An Interesting WBC Match
Thomas LaManna vs. Zab Judah in 2018 Would Be An Interesting WBC Match Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Here’s an interesting bout proposal for Rising Star Promotions. Now that Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna has fought to a 10 round draw with Gabriel Bracero, what next for LaManna and his […]
CHARLO TWINS MAKE NATIONAL TELEVISION TALK SHOW DEBUT ON EPISODE OF STEVE
CHARLO TWINS MAKE NATIONAL TELEVISION TALK SHOW DEBUT ON EPISODE OF STEVE (Photo Credit: Premier Boxing Champions) LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2018) – As their fast-tracked rise to boxing greatness and popularity continue, the Charlo twins, Jermall and Jermell, are in high fan and media demand as they make their national talk show debut tomorrow on STEVE, […]
LaManna and Bracero Fight A Wild Split Draw on Showboat Casino Floor and Facebook
LaManna and Bracero Fight A Wild Split Draw on Showboat Casino Floor and Facebook By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Atlantic City, NJ (February 25th, 2018)– In the first boxing card ever to be staged on an actual casino floor, Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna retained the […]
Top International and NY Prospects Highlight the Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin Non-Televised Undercard
Top International and NY Prospects Highlight the Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin Non-Televised Undercard New York, NY: Before fans at the Theater at Madison Square Garden enjoy two light heavyweight championship bouts Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin, and Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera on Saturday, March 3, Main Events serves up a menu of top international and local prospects on the non-televised undercard. […]
Luis Ortiz Looks to Make Heavyweight History by Becoming First Latino or Hispanic Heavyweight World Champion Born Outside U.S.
Luis Ortiz Looks to Make Heavyweight History by Becoming First Latino or Hispanic Heavyweight World Champion Born Outside U.S. Unbeaten Cuban Faces WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions BROOKLYN (February 26, 2018) – When unbeaten heavyweight Luis “The Real […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: ANTHONY FOWLER RETURNS MARCH 24th IN LONDON
FOWLER BACK ON MARCH 24 Team GB star hunting title fights by the end of 2018 London, UK (27th of February, 2018)– Anthony Fowler returns to action on March 24 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports – and the Team GB star is targeting title shots by the end of […]
SUPERFLY 2 HBO RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
SUPERFLY 2 HBO RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS By Victor O. Garcia, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Video Reporter-Ringside Inglewood, Ca (February 24, 2018)— Thailand’s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (45-4-1, 40 KOs) remains the WBC Super flyweight world champion, after winning a very close yet controversial majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada (36-3, 25 KOs) in a […]
VICTOR CONTE HELPING LUIS ORTIZ GET READY FOR DEONTAY WILDER – CONTE RESPONDS TO WILDER
VICTOR CONTE RESPONDS TO WILDER’S “ONCE A CHEAT, ALWAYS CHEAT” COMMENT SAN CARLOS, CA (February 24, 2018) – Victor Conte, CEO of SNAC System speaks out in response to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s recent comments made during the pre-fight conference call for his upcoming world title bout against Luis Ortiz in Brooklyn, New York on March 3rd. Below are some […]
CALLUM SMITH ADVANCES TO THE WBSS FINAL TO FACE GEORGE GROVES
CALLUM SMITH ADVANCES TO THE WBSS FINAL TO FACE GEORGE GROVES By ESPN.com Nuremberg, Germany (February 25th, 2018)– Callum Smith eased past Nieky Holzken by unanimous points decision on Saturday to set up a World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) final with English rival George Groves. WBA world super middleweight champion Groves watched on from ringside […]
Andre Dirrell Talks Working with New Trainer Virgil Hunter For Jose Uzcategui
Andre Dirrell Talks Working with New Trainer Virgil Hunter Ahead of Interim Super Middleweight World Title Rematch Saturday, March 3 against Jose Uzcategui Live on SHOWTIME From Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Read the whole interview with Dirrell HERE via PremierBoxingChampions.com OAKLAND, CA. (February 23, 2018) – Super middleweight Andre Dirrell is preparing […]
CALLUM SMITH vs. NIEKY HOLZKEN WEIGHTS
CALLUM SMITH vs. NIEKY HOLZKEN LIVE ON SUPER CHANNEL IN CANADA Saturday, February 24, 2018 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT WBSS Semifinals finale Super Middleweights in Germany Callum Smith vs. Nieky Holzken AIRING LIVE IN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL (L-R) Callum Smith & Nieky Holzken (Picture courtesy of […]
SUPERFLY 2 HBO PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN VIDEOS
SUPERFLY 2 HBO PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN By Victor O Garcia, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Video Reporter Inglewood, Ca (February 23, 2018)— On Saturday night, HBO Boxing and Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions will air the “SUPERFLY 2” card, which brings the viewers an action-packed event with flyweight and super flyweight world title matches. After a […]